Michael Terceiro

Trade practices lawyer, formerly ACCC hard man, now sole practitioner running Terceiro Legal Consulting (TLC)

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Recent work
Just completed the seventh annual independent compliance program review for Wilson Security
Needless to say, this is a company which genuinely takes their compliance obligations seriously

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet for March 2026, in which I look at the flurry of ACCC media releases in March 2026 about the effect of the Middle East Conflict on fuel prices; doubling of competition and consumer law penalties to $100 million & much more

https://t.co/OiCklSz3Cv

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Recent work

Finished the third and final independent compliance program review of the dusk Compliance Program

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Check out my recent ACCC Cheat Sheet for February 2026 in which I discuss the ACCC's 2026-2027 Enforcement and Compliance Priorities, Mobile Synergy fuel case, romance scams, and the NDIS Report, and much more
Run time 30 mins
https://t.co/t6wYBjyZNy

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ACCC Cheat Sheet – January 2026

Check out my belated ACCC Cheat Sheet for January 2026 in which I discuss a drip pricing enforcement outcome and three mergers, including the WiseTech mandated divestiture of Expedient

Run time 9 mins

https://t.co/WwbFNeSxDn

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Very pleased to be taking over the role as the part time Chair of the ATAS Complaints Appeals Committee (ACAC) from my former colleague, Hank Spier. I am looking forward to working with members of ACAC, the ATIA and stakeholders in fulfilling my new role.
https://t.co/Z1L98arumX

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ABLR Vol 53, Part 5 is out - this edition features 4 excellent contributions (1) Liability as a Principal and under Agency for Companies, (2) Facial Recognition Technology (3) Managing the Destruction of Financial Records and (4) Competition Law and Economics in Australia

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet for December 2025 which discussed the Google, BUPA & City Beach cases; enforcement actions against CBA, HelloFresh/Youfoodz and Equifax; the Ingeo, IAG & Yamaha proposed acquisitions, reports into airlines, gas and stevedores
https://t.co/GZHdMh858O

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ABLR Vol 53, Part 4 is out - featuring *Watchdog or Show Dog? Incentives and Competitive Advantages of the Big 4 Australia’s Professional Standards Acts; Shifting Boundaries: Trade Secret Protection in the Generative AI Era Mandatory Scope 3 Reporting: Implications for Directors

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet for November 2025 in which I discuss the Wiggles & John Holland enforcement outcomes, toppling furniture, children's play sand & quad bikes, the soft plastics recycling scheme authorisation & much more.
https://t.co/FKrP5Ltiob

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet for October 2025 which discusses the Telstra Belong case, the Microsoft epic 365 fail, a couple of mergers, and the appointment of Luke Woodward (my old boss) as the new Enforcement Commissioner

Runtime 20 mins

https://t.co/gCAuwzyEea

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Recent work

My independent review of the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) Travel Accreditation Scheme is available online for those who are interested

https://t.co/RFgEyO42u3

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet for September 2025 in which I discuss the Optus $100 penalty, the Good Guys settlement, some new enforcement actions, the Cement and IAG RAC proposed acquisitions and much more.

https://t.co/fqPNLB9a7v

Run time 24 mins

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet August 2025 in which I look at the Full Court decisions in BlueScope and Delta and try to make sense of the outcomes, the Google proposed $55m settlement for blocking competing search providers from Android phones, etc

https://t.co/MezAf7UzQZ

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Check out my ACCC Cheat Sheet - July 2025 in which I discuss the Webjet case, ACCC enforcement action re allegedly reef friendly sunscreen, some merger matters, the ghost stores Public Warning Notices and cyclone reinsurance pool report.
Runtime 26 mins

https://t.co/FoOuFFzJ9N

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Australian Business Law Review - Vol 53, Part 3 is out - with 4 excellent contributions - Legal Professional Privilege in a Corporate Crisis, Law and Economic Agency of Africans in Australia, Information Disclosure and Insurance & Australian Competition Law: A Comprehensive Guide

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Australian Business Law Review Vol 53, Part 2 is out. This edition features three excellent contributions - (1) Beyond Complexity: Reconstructing Australia’s Financial Services Law; (2) Intellectual Property in Times of Crisis and (3) The Rise of Technology Contracts-agreements.

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Check out my recent ACCC Cheat Sheet - June 2025 which covers heaps of ACCC enforcement including proposed penalties against Optus $100m and Bupa $35 for unconscionable conduct; the case against Australian Gas Networks for alleged greenwashing & much more.
https://t.co/CZI2t3d4j8

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Australian Business Law Review Vol 53, Part 1 is out featuring 4 excellent contribution - ie Registration of Certification Trade Marks; Recent PPSA Cases; Australia’s Proposed Digital Competition Regime; and Culpability for a Continuous Disclosure Breach

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Check out my recent ACCC Cheat Sheet - May 2025 in which I discuss the court decision in Productivity Partners, including the decision to allow the personal respondent to pay his penalty of $400k with his D&O Policy and much more
https://t.co/aoQb9zYJRC